Tether



(No Model.)-

QMEYER.

TETHER.

' Patented May 30, 1898.

U ITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE MEYER, OF HARTWELL, OHIO.

TETH ER.

S PECIFIGA'IION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 498,282, dated. May 30, 18 93. Application filed August 12. 1892- Serial No. 442,867. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE MEYER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hartwell, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tethers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to theaccompanyingdrawings, forming part of this specification.

My invention relates to that class of tethers having a revolving spring elevated pole to prevent the rope frombecoming entangled, and it has for its object the improved construction of such tethers.

The novelty of my invention will be hereinafter set forth and specificallypointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a tether embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional detail of the lower revolving bracket and connected parts.

The same letters of reference are used to indicate identical parts in both figures.

A is the usual round metal post, with its lower end pointed, to be driven vertically into the ground. Fitted loosely around said post near its lower end is a bracket sleeve B having a perforated ear or lug a, to which is pivoted by metal straps b the Wooden tethering arm 0 to whose outer end is secured the usual rope D. Acollar 0 upon the post A just above the bracket B is held from rising up by a pin or key (2 inserted through a perforation in the post. E is another loose bracket sleeve upon the upper end of the post held from slipping down by acollar e on the post beneath it and a pin f inserted through a perforation in the post just under the collar. There is a hook g upon the ear h of the sleeve E from which is suspended a coiled spring F whose upper end is connected to an eye or staple '6 upon the arm 0 near its pivotal bearing. The spring F is sufficiently strong to hold up the sleeve B against the collar 0 and to keep the arm 0 elevated at an angle of forty five degrees or more.

By the above construction the animal tethered can graze in a circle around the postA for the sleeves E and B being free to turn on the post follow the movement of the arm O though by having said sleeves independent and connected only by the spring F the tendency is to draw the arm 0 up from its normal position as soon as it is swung in either direction for the sleeve E will not at once take up the movement of the sleeve B and there will be a partial twisting of the spring around the post. But as soon as the arm comes to a stop or the tension of the spring is sufficiently increased the sleeve E will follow the movement of the sleeve B, as will be readily understood.

Another feature of my invention consists in making the sleeves B and Eadjustable upon the post to raise or lower the arm 0 bodily or to increase the tension of the spring F so as to elevate the outer end of the arm more or less as may be desired, and this I do by making a series of perforations for the pins f d by which means the sleeves and collars c 6 may be adjusted up or down on the post.

Having thus fully described my invent-ion, I claim The herein described tether, consisting of the pointed post A having perforations and pins d f therefor, the collars o e on said post between which said pins are located, the sleeves B E free to turn on said post and held apart by the collars c e, the arm. 0 hinged at its lower end to the lower sleeve B, and the spring F, connecting the arm 0 and the sleeve E, in the manner and for the purpose specified.

GEORGE MEYER.

Witnesses:

CHAS. M. PEoK,

JACOB S. WISER. 

